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cardiac MRIs

cardiac MRIs

Posted By  CCF CARDIO MD SK on September 10, 1997 at 09:12:30:

In Reply to: cardiac MRIs posted by Jon on September 09, 1997 at 14:11:19:

: Hi. I know the Cleveland Clinic does MRIs to get a "better" view of the heart in some patients. This procedure is not mentioned anywhere that I can find and I am curious about the advantages of an MRI as opposed to an Echo or MUGA. Would you please explain? The person in question had multiple heart probelms including TGA, valve leakage and CHF. Thanks for your time -- this forum is a good idea. I would give the URL of the person's post to my forum but it might look like self advertising.  Jon.
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